2000–01 Celta de Vigo season

Celta de Vigo contested La Liga, Copa del Rey, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The season saw Celta win their first ever trophy, winning the Intertoto Cup, qualifying for the UEFA Cup in the process. Celta also reached the final of the Copa del Rey, where Real Zaragoza came out on top.

Celta Vigo

2000–01 season
President	Horacio Gomez
Manager	Víctor Fernández
Stadium	Balaidos
La Liga	6th (in UEFA Cup)
Copa del Rey	Runners up
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Catanha (16) All: Catanha (21)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ARG	Pablo Cavallero
2	DF	ESP	Juan Velasco
3	DF	ESP	Rafael Berges
4	DF	ARG	Fernando Cáceres
5	MF	BRA	Everton Giovanella
6	MF	ESP	Tomás
7	MF	BRA	Vágner
8	MF	RUS	Valery Karpin
9	FW	ESP	Pablo Couñago
10	MF	RUS	Alexandr Mostovoi
11	MF	ARG	Gustavo López
12	MF	PER	Juan José Jayo
13	GK	ESP	José Manuel Pinto
14	DF	ESP	Juanfran

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	BRA	Doriva
16	DF	ESP	Francisco Noguerol
17	FW	RSA	Benni McCarthy
18	DF	ESP	Pablo Coira
19	DF	YUG	Goran Đorović
20	MF	ESP	Jesuli
21	DF	ESP	Sergio
22	MF	BRA	Edu
23	DF	EQG	Yago
24	FW	BRA	Catanha
25	DF	ARG	Eduardo Berizzo
26	GK	ESP	Roberto
27	MF	ESP	Jonathan Aspas
29	MF	ESP	Borja Oubiña

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Catanha	Malaga CF	€14.42 million
MF	Vagner	AS Roma	€5.00 million
MF	Doriva	Sampdoria	€4.80 million
GK	Pablo Cavallero	Velez Sarsfield	€3.00 million
MF	Edu	São Paulo FC
DF	Yago Alonso	Sporting Gijon	€1.80 million
DF	Eduardo Berizzo	Olympique Marseille
MF	Jesuli	Sevilla CF

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Claude Makelele	Real Madrid	€14.00 million
GK	Richard Dutruel	FC Barcelona	Free
MF	Albert Celades	Real Madrid	Free
DF	Nelson Vivas	Arsenal F.C.	loan ended
MF	Mazinho	Elche CF	Free
FW	Haim Revivo	Fenerbahce	Free
FW	Ivan Kaviedes	Real Valladolid
DF	Adriano	SD Compostela
MF	Bruno Caires	Sporting CP
FW	Mario Turdó	Rennes

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	ESP	Manolo (on loan at Osasuna)

La Liga

Main article: 2000–01 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Barcelona	38	17	12	9	80	57	+23	63	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5	Valencia	38	18	9	11	55	34	+21	63	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Celta de Vigo	38	16	11	11	51	49	+2	59
7	Villarreal	38	16	9	13	58	52	+6	57
8	Málaga	38	16	8	14	60	61	−1	56

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	D
Position	4	1	1	3	4	7	5	6	5	8	7	10	9	13	11	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	13	10	9	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 2001-02 UEFA Champions League group stage;   = 2001-02 UEFA Champions League qualifying round;   = 2001-02 UEFA Cup;   = 2001-02 Segunda Division

Matches

Osasuna v Celta Vigo

10 September 2000 1	Osasuna	0–2	Celta Vigo
			Catanha 80' Manolo 84'

Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad

17 September 2000 2	Celta Vigo	4–1	Real Sociedad
	G. López 33' Catanha 36' Mostovoi 37' Jesuli 85'		de Pedro 80' (pen.)

Celta Vigo v Espanyol

24 September 2000 3	Celta Vigo	1–0	Espanyol
	Catanha 20'

Rayo Vallecano v Celta Vigo

1 October 2000 4	Rayo Vallecano	3–0	Celta Vigo
	de Quintana 15' Mauro 87' Míchel 90'

Celta Vigo v Deportivo Alavés

14 October 2000 5	Celta Vigo	1–1	Deportivo Alavés
	Karpin 5'		Javi Moreno 3'

Real Oviedo v Celta Vigo

22 October 2000 6	Real Oviedo	3–1	Celta Vigo
	Losada 15' Oli 42' (pen.), 90'		Giovanella 71'

Celta Vigo v Real Valladolid

29 October 2000 7	Celta Vigo	2–1	Real Valladolid
	Karpin 34' Edu 77'		Ćirić 90'

Valencia v Celta Vigo

1 November 2000 8	Valencia	1–0	Celta Vigo
	Carew 66'

Celta Vigo v Málaga

4 November 2000 9	Celta Vigo	1–0	Málaga
	Mostovoi 56'

Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo

12 November 2000 10	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Celta Vigo
	Etxeberría 35' Lacruz 51'		Tomás 37'

Celta Vigo v Racing Santander

19 November 2000 11	Celta Vigo	1–1	Racing Santander
	G. López 5'		Cáceres 89' (o.g.)

Deportivo v Celta Vigo

26 November 2000 12	Deportivo	1–0	Celta Vigo
	Djalminha 77'

Celta Vigo v Barcelona

2 December 2000 13	Celta Vigo	3–3	Barcelona
	Catanha 8, 14, 27'		F. de Boer 18' Kluivert 50, 62'

Real Madrid v Celta Vigo

10 December 2000 14	Real Madrid	3–0	Celta Vigo
	Helguera 11' Figo 34' R. Carlos 60'

Celta Vigo v Mallorca

17 December 2000 15	Celta Vigo	2–2	Mallorca
	Catanha 14' Đorović 77'		Ibagaza 24' Olaizola 89'

Numancia v Celta Vigo

20 December 2000 16	Numancia	4–2	Celta Vigo
	Caco Morán 6', 67' (pen.) Ojeda 26' José Manuel 59'		Doriva 28' Catanha 50'

Celta Vigo v Las Palmas

7 January 2001 17	Celta Vigo	0–1	Las Palmas
			Oulare 12'

Villarreal v Celta Vigo

14 January 2001 18	Villarreal	2–0	Celta Vigo
	Unai 34' Moisés 68'

Celta Vigo v Real Zaragoza

21 January 2001 19	Celta Vigo	1–1	Real Zaragoza
	Catanha 18'		Vellisca 25'

Celta Vigo v Osasuna

28 January 2001 20	Celta Vigo	1–0	Osasuna
	Mostovoi 51'

Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo

4 February 2001 21	Real Sociedad	2–2	Celta Vigo
	Khokhlov 19' Jankauskas 72'		Loren 74' (o.g.) Mostovoi 90'

Espanyol v Celta Vigo

11 February 2001 22	Espanyol	0–1	Celta Vigo
			Catanha 90'

Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano

18 February 2001 23	Celta Vigo	1–1	Rayo Vallecano
	Juanfran 33'		Ballesteros 29'

Deportivo Alavés v Celta Vigo

25 February 2001 24	Deportivo Alavés	2–2	Celta Vigo
	Javi Moreno 32' Tomás 70' (o.g.)		Mostovoi 76' Edu 89'

Celta Vigo v Real Oviedo

4 March 2001 25	Celta Vigo	1–0	Real Oviedo
	Catanha 61'

Real Valladolid v Celta Vigo

11 March 2001 26	Real Valladolid	1–2	Celta Vigo
	Fernando 1' (pen.)		G. López 64' Catanha 69'

Celta Vigo v Valencia

18 March 2001 27	Celta Vigo	3–2	Valencia
	Karpin 50' (pen.), 59' (pen.), 65'		Sánchez 30' Vágner 89' (o.g.)

Málaga v Celta Vigo

31 March 2001 28	Málaga	1–4	Celta Vigo
	Dely Valdés 45'		Jesuli 14' Mostovoi 35' (pen.) Catanha 59, 67'

Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao

8 April 2001 29	Celta Vigo	2–1	Athletic Bilbao
	Catanha 44' Vágner 68'		Yeste 88'

Racing Santander v Celta Vigo

15 April 2001 30	Racing Santander	3–0	Celta Vigo
	Espina 17' Regueiro 43' Amavisca 45'

Celta Vigo v Deportivo

21 April 2001 31	Celta Vigo	2–1	Deportivo
	Đorović 59' Mostovoi 69'		Valerón 54'

Barcelona v Celta Vigo

29 April 2001 32	Barcelona	1–1	Celta Vigo
	Gabri 30'		Mostovoi 5'

Celta Vigo v Real Madrid

5 May 2001 33	Celta Vigo	3–0	Real Madrid
	Juanfran 9' G. López 25' Jesuli 90'

Mallorca v Celta Vigo

13 May 2001 34	Mallorca	2–0	Celta Vigo
	George 45, 90'

Celta Vigo v Numancia

20 May 2001 35	Celta Vigo	1–1	Numancia
	G. López 75' (pen.)		Rosu 66'

Las Palmas v Celta Vigo

26 May 2001 36	Las Palmas	0–1	Celta Vigo
			Berizzo 52'

Celta Vigo v Villarreal

10 June 2001 37	Celta Vigo	1–0	Villarreal
	Mostovoi 81' (pen.)

Real Zaragoza v Celta Vigo

17 June 2001 38	Real Zaragoza	1–1	Celta Vigo
	Jamelli 60'		Catanha 52'

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2000–01 Copa del Rey

Quarterfinals

RC Celta v RCD Mallorca

31 January 2001	RC Celta	3–1	RCD Mallorca	Vigo
21:15 CET	Gustavo López 51' (pen.) 69' Cáceres 77'	Report (in Spanish)	Finidi 15'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: López Nieto

RCD Mallorca v RC Celta

7 February 2001	RCD Mallorca	2–1	RC Celta	Palma de Mallorca
21:00 CET	Nadal 45' Engonga 85' (pen.)	Report (in Spanish)	Catanha 74'	Stadium: Son Moix Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Iturralde González

Semifinals

RC Celta v FC Barcelona

21 June 2001	RC Celta	3–1	FC Barcelona	Vigo
21:30 CET	Berizzo 45+3' Mostovoi 51' Jesuli 70'	Report (in Spanish)	Simão 6'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Ansuátegui Roca

FC Barcelona v Celta de Vigo

24 June 2001	FC Barcelona	1–1	Celta de Vigo	Barcelona
21:30 CET	Kluivert 4'	Report (in Spanish)	Berizzo 2'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Fernández Marín

Final

Main article: 2001 Copa del Rey Final

Celta de Vigo v Real Zaragoza

30 June 2001	Celta de Vigo	1–3	Real Zaragoza	Sevilla Stadium: La Cartuja
21:00 CET	Mostovoi 5'	Report (in Spanish)	Aguado 23' Jamelli 38' (pen.) Yordi 90+4'	Attendance: 38,000 Referee: José María García-Aranda

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Main article: 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Quarterfinals

Celta Vigo v Pelister

15 July 2000	Celta Vigo	3–0	Pelister	Balaídos, Vigo
	McCarthy 30', 80' Cáceres 78'			Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Goran Marić (Croatia)

Pelister v Celta Vigo

22 July 2000	Pelister	1–2	Celta Vigo	Stadion Tumbe Kafe, Bitola
	Momirovski 76'		Couñago 54' Mena 62'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Attila Ábrahám (Hungary)

Semifinals

RC Celta v Aston Villa

26 July 2000 (2000-07-26)	RC Celta	1–0	Aston Villa	Balaídos, Vigo
21:30	McCarthy 89'	Report		Attendance: 9,550 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Aston Villa v RC Celta

2 August 2000 (2000-08-02)	Aston Villa	1–2	RC Celta	The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
20:45	Barry 48' (pen.)	Report	McCarthy 11', 59'	Attendance: 11,909 Referee: Dieter Schoch (Switzerland)

Finals

RC Celta v Zenit Saint Petersburg

8 August 2000 (2000-08-08)	RC Celta	2–1	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Balaídos, Vigo
21:30	Karpin 22' Juanfran 90+1'	Report	Igonin 8'	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Zenit Saint Petersburg v RC Celta

22 August 2000 (2000-08-22)	Zenit Saint Petersburg	2–2	RC Celta	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
17:00	Popovych 30', 63'	Report	Karpin 83' McCarthy 89'	Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Michel Piraeux (Belgium)

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Cup

1st round

Celta Vigo v Rijeka

14 September 2000

Celta Vigo

0–0

Rijeka

Rijeka v Celta Vigo

28 September 2000	Rijeka	0–1 (AET)	Celta Vigo
			Đorović 112'

2nd round

Crvena Zvezda v Celta Vigo

26 October 2000	Crvena Zvezda	1–0	Celta Vigo
	Drulić 62'

Celta Vigo v Crvena Zvezda

9 November 2000	Celta Vigo	5–3	Crvena Zvezda
	McCarthy 22, 55' G. López 49' (pen.), 65' (pen.) Catanha 70'		Drulić 15, 37, 90'

Round of 32

Shakhtar Donetsk v Celta Vigo

23 November 2000

Shakhtar Donetsk

0–0

Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo v Shakhtar Donetsk

7 December 2000	Celta Vigo	1–0	Shakhtar Donetsk
	Catanha 28'

Round of 16

Stuttgart v Celta Vigo

15 February 2001

Stuttgart

0–0

Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo v Stuttgart

22 February 2001	Celta Vigo	2–1	Stuttgart
	Karpin 6' Mostovoi 84'		Blank 45'

Quarter-finals

Barcelona v Celta Vigo

8 March 2001	Barcelona	2–1	Celta Vigo
	Kluivert 13, 55'		Coira 68'

Celta Vigo v Barcelona

15 March 2001	Celta Vigo	3–2	Barcelona
	Catanha 33' G. López 63' (pen.) Mostovoi 90'		Rivaldo 28, 42'

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ARG	Cavallero	32	-35	21	-25	5	-6	6	-4
2	DF	ESP	Velasco	47	0	33	0	6	0	7+1	0
4	DF	ARG	Caceres	54	1	36	0	7+1	1	10	0
14	DF	ESP	Juanfran	42	2	26+2	2	7+1	0	6	0
8	MF	RUS	Karpin	45	7	26+4	5	5+1	1	9	1
10	MF	RUS	Mostovoi	43	13	25+5	9	6	2	7	2
5	MF	BRA	Giovanella	50	1	24+9	1	6+2	0	7+2	0
7	MF	BRA	Vágner	41	2	21+6	1	5+1	1	6+2	0
22	MF	BRA	Edu	44	5	20+11	3	3+6	2	0+4	0
11	MF	ARG	López	47	10	30+4	5	3+2	2	8	3
24	FW	BRA	Catanha	52	21	35+1	16	7	1	9	4
13	GK	ESP	Pinto	26	-34	17+1	-24	4	-5	4	-5
19	DF	YUG	Djorovic	24	2	18+1	2	1	0	3+1	0
23	DF	EQG	Yago	34	0	14+6	0	5+1	0	8	0
25	DF	ARG	Berizzo	28	3	16+1	0	6+1	3	4	0
20	MF	ESP	Jesuli	38	3	7+17	2	4+2	1	1+7	0
15	MF	BRA	Doriva	26	1	14+3	1	4	0	4+1	0
17	FW	RSA	McCarthy	29	2	8+11	0	2+2	1	5+1	1
12	MF	PER	Jayo	22	0	12+2	0	3+1	0	2+2	0
18	DF	ESP	Coira	20	1	7+5	0	4+1	0	2+1	1
6	MF	ESP	Tomás	19	2	4+7	1	4+1	1	0+3	0
12	MF	ESP	Manolo	9	1	3+4	1	0	0	2	0
9	FW	ESP	Couñago	12	0	0+8	0	2	0	0+2	0
16	DF	ESP	Noguerol	6	0	1+3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
3	DF	ESP	Berges
21	DF	ESP	Sergio
26	GK	ESP	Roberto
27	MF	ESP	Aspas
29	MF	ESP	Oubiña

• Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2000-0111.html

External links

• FootballSquads - Celta Vigo 2000/2001